Resource Guides: Pathways Research: Clinical, Community and Translational Research

Useful Databases and Resources 💻

PubMed This link opens in a new window
Public access database to citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
To ensure you see the check for full text at UMass Chan button when you are logged into NCBI, add the UMassMed Outside Tool to your NCBI account. To add: Sign in to My NCBI. >> Click on your username in the upper right corner to access the Account Settings page. >> Click on Site Preferences >> Click Outside Tool under PubMed Preferences. >> Select "UMassMed users can check for full text" from the list of Outside Tool services available.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
The largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature.
Cochrane Library (Cochrane Collaboration) This link opens in a new window
Collection of six databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, and a seventh database that provides information about groups in The Cochrane Collaboration. Gold standard for systematic reviews.
SAGE Research Methods This link opens in a new window
Providing material to guide users through every step of the research process. Quickly find the answer to methodology questions in this full-text database of methods textbooks and videos.
ClinicalTrials.gov This link opens in a new window
Provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. Information available includes statements of a trial's purpose, participation guidelines, locations, and phone numbers for more details.
eScholarship@UMassChan This link opens in a new window
Digital archive offering access to the research and scholarly output of the UMass Chan Medical School community.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) This link opens in a new window
Information on measurement instruments in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science. HaPI assists researchers and educators to identify measures needed for research studies and grant proposals.

Citation Managers 📝

Citation managers help you organize and keep track of your references and generate bibliographies. Some also have plugins for in-paper citations, the ability to attach full text pdfs to citations, and tools to share your bibliographies with collaborators.

Full list of citation managers supported by the library

Two of the most popular citation managers at UMass Chan are Zotero and EndNote:

Watch the workshop to find out the difference between them and a quick tutorial of both:

Other Useful Resource Guides 📌

Scientific and Scholarly Writing
Tips and tools for writing scientific and scholarly papers.
Data Visualization
Data visualization resources with a focus on Excel and R.
Research Data Management Resources
Data management best practices, data sharing options, and local resources for research data management.
Research Impact
Information and resources on measuring the impact of scholarly works, such as citation-based and alternative metrics, and creating your own research profile.
Designing Scientific Posters Using PowerPoint
Tutorial on creating a scientific poster in PowerPoint including UMass Chan poster templates.

Library Seminar Series for Researchers (Playlist) 🎥

Interlibrary Loan 📙

Instructions for requesting an item through Interlibrary Loan

Pathways Research

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Useful Databases and Resources 💻

Citation Managers 📝

Other Useful Resource Guides 📌

Library Seminar Series for Researchers (Playlist) 🎥

Interlibrary Loan 📙